Business Support Analyst

Business Support Analyst

PrentonOffices Birkenhead

Salary from 44000 excellent benefits

Permanent full time

Closing date 11th of June

The Role

The role is within the Network Planning and Regulation team supporting SPM SPD and the Future Systems Strategy team reporting to the SPM Distribution Network Manager.

Tracking progress of connection applications through to completion in line with our Licence obligations and providing SAP support for handover to delivery.

Providing monthly progress reports for a variety of Asset Management System Design and ED2/ED3 key activities to present to the Network planning and Regulation Director.

What youll be doing

• Assist with ensuring multiple projects are delivered to time and quality through the monitoring of project deliverables status reports and adherence to governance processes.

• To assist with logging of connections applications across all the distribution license areas within SPEN.

• Assist with raising purchase requisitions purchase orders and invoices/VAT receipts in line with commercial governance.

• Monitor and develop trackers on new connection applications contracted connection project progress framework contracts and payments / accruals.

• Be able to go beyond customer expectations taking specific actions to add value to the original request.

• To assist in the co-ordination and internal/external stakeholder management and to assist in managing overlaps dependencies and risks.

• To assist with the monitoring and reporting of financial performance against project deliverables for a wide portfolio of projects within SPEN project portfolio.

• The monitoring and tracking of budgets and the control of purchase orders and approvals within SPEN.

• To assist with delegated purchasing across SPEN.

• Develop and maintain monthly activity reporting to meet internal and external stakeholder expectations.

What youll bring

• Knowledge of Procurement processes and supplier management (e.g Frameworks delegated and agile purchasing) as well as financial control and forecasting.

• Understanding of and ability to implement quality assurance processes.

• Awareness of corporate systems and their application within SPEN (e.g SAP PM PPM Athos IBuy).

• Awareness of UMV / QGIS and ability to develop python scripts/tools.

• Experience of monitoring financial and performance metrics against project deliverables.

• Experience of working in a multi-project environment with time constrained and sometimes conflicting deadlines.

• Competent in Microsoft Office applications (Excel Word PowerPoint PowerBI etc).

• Competent in preparing purchase requisitions purchase orders invoices and VAT receipts.

• Project management methodology experience.

• Experience in project risk management and control.

• Interpersonal skills must be able to quickly form effective working relationships at all levels up to and including Directors.

• Knowledge of health safety and environmental legislation.

Minimum Criteria

• Excellent IT & numeric skills (e.g. being able to manipulate data from a diverse range of systems and provide accurate analysis and reports)

• Experience of reporting on multiple projects or programmes of work with a high degree of accuracy.

• Experience with corporate systems (e.g SAP PM PPM Athos and IBuy)

Whats in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys wellbeing save for your future and take personal steps for climate action our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow. Thats why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday purchase perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding

• Technology Vouchers save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance private medical insurance health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to nudge financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping leisure restaurant and gym discounts and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group one of the worlds largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. Its a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotlands ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And were taking it very seriously. Were investing >5.5 billion into our transmission network directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals in a global organisation.

Inclusion diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values they bring us together into a stronger more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours so whatever your background youll fit right in.